Under the Umbrella Tree: Volume 2: Continuing where volume one left off is this collection of three more regular adventures of the Umbrella Tree gang along with one of the half hour specials.

The disc starts out with an episode I remembered distinctly but had not seen in at least 10 years. Chez Iggy (which translates to Iggy's Place) is the story of Iggy who, after inventing a new salad, decides to open a pretend restaurant in the basement. Unfortunately he learns that restaurant work is much more work than he thought.

Next up is "Hanky Panky" where, as the title suggests, the gang all come down with colds so Holly teaches them to blow their noses on their new handkerchiefs. Unfortunately they end up playing with their hankies more than actually blowing their nose.

After that is The Gingerbread House which is the first story on either of the discs which we already had on our old videos. This is not a bad thing, however as our tapes were not in the best of shape.

The real jewel of the disc is the half hour Valentine's Day special. This one is where the gang really learns what love is and what it means to love. Holly has a secret admirer and Jacob is sweet on Meghan (played by a young but still smoking hot Stacie Mistysyn of Degrassi fame.) It's a lot of fun with some good songs and like the others, I highly recommend it.

Labels: Family, TV Shows